PLANS have been submitted to build 141 new homes in Hucknall.
Residents have voiced mixed views on the proposals concerning the Broomhill Farm site, off Nottingham Road, which has been owned by Notts County Council for 60 years.
Now the county council will sell the vacant piece of land to Bellway Homes East Midlands, subject to the approval of the planning application.
Alex Kyriacou, a worker at Zac's chip shop in Portland Road, said he was in favour of the new plans.
He said: "I hope it will bring more business here. It is always good news when there is a development in the area."
Louise Stacey, a waitress at Broomhill Inn, a nearby pub in Broomhill Road, was in agreement, saying: "It would probably be good for us.
"It would bring in more trade because it is quite close to the pub."
But not everyone is welcoming the proposals.
Hucknall resident Carole Terrza, who lives five minutes away from Broomhill Farm, is worried about the impact another development will have on the town.
There are already plans for 900 new homes at the Rolls-Royce site, up to 1,000 homes proposed at Top Wighay Farm, plus a further 600 properties on land north of Papplewick Lane, near Hucknall.
She said: "It is going to create even more traffic for us.
"At the end of the day, it is more strain on the schools, health services, police and road structure, and we just can't cope with it."
David Kirkham, chairman of the county council's finance and property committee, said:
"Redeveloping the site will provide a significant boost to the local economy and much-needed housing, as well as contributing towards the number of homes the Ashfield district is required to provide over the coming years.
"We are keen to bring forward development of the site, which is in line with the uses approved in Ashfield District Council's Local Plan.
"The county council has a duty to make the best use of its assets to raise funds for the services it provides.
"Capital receipts for land sales go back into the council's capital programme, which funds a huge variety of improvement schemes, including new roads and town centre improvements such as those planned in Hucknall.
"Section 106 financial contributions from developers are also helping to fund school improvements and extensions at Holgate School, Beardall Street and Edgewood Primary in Hucknall, creating places for new pupils and improving facilities for all local children."
